Show J ii T CAINE APPOINTED i Chairman of the NonPartisans For Waterworks Superintendent NAME SENT IN LAST NIGHT REFERRED BY THE COUNCIL TO THE COMMITTEE E A Folland Appointed Clerk of the Board of Health Ordinance Seducing the Chiefs Salary t S5 Per Month Passed Ha Action On Kelseys Appointment Mayor Clark last night submitted tote to-te city council the appointment of John T Caine chairman of the nonpartisan non-partisan committee a superintendent of waterworks The matter was promptly referred without debate to the waterworks committee FOLLAND FOR CLERK For clerk of the board of health the mayor sent in the name of Eli A Folland who at holds that Foland present position po-sition An effort wag made by Wallace to secure his confirmation under a suspension sus-pension of the rules but this encountered encoun-tered vigorous opposition and the appointment ap-pointment was referred to the committee tee on sanitary rules and quarantine THE CHIEFS SALARY Some oratory succeeded the calling up of the Howe ordinance which takes r MLc 11 W JOHN T CAINE Appointed Supt of Waterworks a longarmed rap at Mr Pratt by cutting cut-ting the salary of chief of police to 5 per month The ordinance passed by the decisive vote of 10 to 5 which appears to make a veto by the mayor improbable Morris Mor-ris showed weakness in his allegiance to Pratt and voted with the majority Callister said the proposed ordinance was illtimed as the supreme court would come to a decision in the Pratt case within a few days Howe explained that the ordinance was introduced purely In the Interests of taxpayers and that as soon a the office was filled he would be willing to vote for an adequate salary Callister called for an opinion from the city attorney a to what the effect of the ordinance would be if Pratt were declared to be chief Attorney Hall in reply said the council had no right to change a fixed salary after a appointment appoint-ment had been madfe and confirmed I The supreme court would soon decide the question of Pratt S tenure in office and if the court decided that Pratt I should hold over he would draw his salary at the old rate A CHANGE OF FRONT I Howe called attention to Canisters change of front regarding the ordinance since last week when he expressed himself as being In favor of I Callister vigorously denied that his position on the ordinance had changed I Buckle said he did pot believe in giving giv-ing a large salary for a unfilled office and would consequently favor a reduc I tion ton tionWallace I Wallace moved that the matter be referred I re-ferred to the finance committee Robertson I Rob-ertson then arose to say this was a good time to put some of the economy i I talk into practice Romney pleaded with the council not I to Ie too hasty and Fernstroms calm accents were raised in opposition to salary I sal-ary grabbing He said Pratt told l him I rta hl he would D sue for his I salary if his appointment was not confirmed as he did not want money he had not earned I but he had afterwards learned that right at that time Pratt had his claim i In for the money THE ORDINANCE PASSED I Wallaces motion to refer was then alaces moton defeated in the following vote Noes I Callister Diehl Patrick Romney Wal iace5 Ayes A llen v Buckle Fern strom Howe Margetts Morris Robertson Rob-ertson Siddoway Weiler Barnes 10 The motions on the suspension of the rules and passage of the ordinance carried car-ried only Calster Diehl Patrick Romney and Wallace voting in the negative atve I GOES OVER In the matter of Follands appointment appoint-ment as clerIc of the board of health Wallaces motion to suspend the rules I and confirm was lost on the following vote Noes Allen Buckle Fernstrom Howe Margetts Robertson Weilef I Bares S Ayes Callister Diehl Morris Mor-ris Patrick Romney Siddoway Wallace Wal-lace 7 lace1NO NO ACTION ON KELSEY Buckle Robertson and Wallace of the sewer committee recommended the confirmation of the mayors appointment appoint-ment of Frank C Kelsey a city engi neer but on request of Margetts one of the minority action on the report was deferred for one = week |